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§ 67-1-52. Holder of package retailer’s permit authorized to conduct tasting or sampling events subject to certain conditions

MS Code § 67-1-52 (2019) (N/A)
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A package retailer’s permit issued under Section 67-1-51(b) shall, with prior written approval from the department, authorize tasting or sampling events to be conducted at the package retailer’s permitted place of business during which tastes or samples of alcoholic beverages may be offered or served to consumers at no cost. During a tasting or sampling event authorized by this section, limited amounts of alcoholic beverages may be consumed on the permitted place of business. A tasting or sampling event shall not authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the permitted place of business, but shall only authorize the limited consumption of alcoholic beverages at the permitted place of business for the sole purpose of tasting or sampling various alcoholic beverages. A tasting or sampling event shall be conducted completely within an area that is cordoned off by barriers clearly separating the event from the point of sale of any alcoholic beverage and may last not longer than four (4) hours. No one under twenty-one (21) years of age may participate in a tasting or sampling event and a sign indicating this shall be placed in a clearly visible location at the entrance to the area where the tasting or sampling event will be conducted. No food may be served or sold at a tasting or sampling event. Each sample of wine served at the event shall not exceed one and one-fourth (1-¼) ounces and no more than a cumulative total of five (5) ounces of wine may be dispensed to any one (1) person during a tasting or sampling event. Each sample of a distilled spirit served at the event shall not exceed one-fourth (¼) of an ounce and no more than a cumulative total of one (1) ounce of distilled spirits may be dispensed to any one (1) person during a tasting or sampling event. All product tasted or sampled at the event must be provided by the package retailer from its inventory. Such product cannot be sample product provided by a manufacturer and must have been purchased from the department warehouse or from a licensed wholesaler. Only employees of the package retailer may serve any product for tasting or sampling at the event. Tickets for a tasting or sampling event shall not be sold in the permitted place of business or any other location. The holder of a tasting or sampling event shall keep an accurate accounting of the various alcoholic beverages and amounts consumed at each tasting or sampling event and must provide a copy of the accounting to the department within ten (10) days of completion of the event. The holder of a package retailer’s permit may conduct not more than one (1) event in a three-month period.

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§ 67-1-52. Holder of package retailer’s permit authorized to conduct tasting or sampling events subject to certain conditions